J&A's Brittanys - Toph's Day Draws Near

J&A's Birch Spring Breaking New Ground JH, NA Prize 1

Sire: CH J&A's Magnificent Obsession of Acton JH (Hemi)

Dam: CH Birch Spring PC Lunar Eclipse JH, NA Prize 1 (Luna)

Holly's half sister "Toph" is fast approaching her due date.  She is 8 weeks along with one more to go.  We anticipate pups to arrive anytime on or after Independence Day.  The litter nickname is the Patriot Litter.  She's our daughter's Brittany.

We have been taking our time getting Toph acclimated to where she will have her pups.  She loves the whelping box and her blankets that came from home.  Although it has been several years since we had the joy of two litters close together, we are set up to manage both litters quite well. Our daughter will be here to help whelp Miss Toph's pups. I heard from the owner of Toph's mother Luna that she was an easy whelper which is of course a good thing!

Holly Beth continues to be an absolutely wonderful momma dog. Tonight she cracked me up.  Holly was nursing all 5 of the contented liver pups.  I looked further and discovered all 4 orange pups were lined up neatly and sound asleep in BACK of her!  Coincidence?  Or intentional on her part?  All I know is that the sight was very beautiful and interesting.  

Soon we will know how many puppies Miss Toph is having.  After all we've been through we will just not take any chances.  It is well worth it to confirm a pregnancy with the ultrasound, then get an accurate count via xray, and even go back afterward to be sure that all pups were delivered.  It is NOT worth it to leave it to chance or guesswork although for many, many years that's exactly what we did without any problems. Until Treasure had a live pup delivered by c-section almost 24 hours after she'd finished whelping OR until we almost lost Pippin and did lose 5 of 8 puppies.  

Another late night but all for the right reasons. Thank you everyone for your prayers and support of our breeding program.  Going to go love on some older dogs who have been very, very patient lately.  Take care and God bless.

John, Ann, and All Things Brit